Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment and rape

Last year, Spacey was cut out of All The Money In The World, and his scenes re-shot with Christopher Plummer.

Judi added: "I can’t approve, in any way, of the fact that — whatever he has done — that you then start to cut him out of the films.

"Are we to do what happened when he was replaced with Christopher Plummer? Are we to do that throughout history?

"Are we to go back throughout history and anyone who has misbehaved in any way, or who has broken the law, or who has committed some kind of offence, are they always going to be cut out?

The Oscar winning actress added: "I don’t know about the conditions of it, but nevertheless he is, and was, a most wonderful actor.

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Dressed in a black dress, with glistening diamond jewellery , Dame Judi received the festival prestigious Donostia Award for her lifetime of work.

Spacey was stripped of an International Emmy Award and his acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards was axed after a string of men accused him of sexual misconduct.

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